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“Yeah,” Lev almost whimpers. “But you didn’t leave the condoms in the car, outside in the Storm of the Century. Chances do you have any in the house?”

I can’t see Chance’s face, but I feel it when he shakes his head.

“Sorry, dude. I have some in my truck, in the garage. So we have to go outside to get them.”

Lev sighs. “How is it possible that you have no rubbers in the house?”

“You know, I never took hookups home. It makes sense to keep my condoms in the truck.”

“I guess then it’s either one of us ventures outside,” Lev says. “We go snoop in Ares’s old room or in the master bedroom, or we take a rain check.”

I almost laugh at his pun, since the rain hasn’t stopped or even remotely slowed down.

But I don’t want to wait. “Or,” I suggest. “We could do it without condoms. I’m on birth control and you both know I haven’t done this before. As long as you two are clean, and promise to let me know if you sleep with someone else?—”

“I’m clean. We just got tested last week when we went to get our medicals for the team. And you’re my girlfriend, Zee. I told you I’m not interested in anyone else.”

He did tell me, but it feels good to hear him say it again.

“I’m clean too.” Chance’s deep voice reverberates against me. “And we might not have put a label on what’s between us yet, but baby, I’m with Lev. You’re all I can think about.”

“Then it’s settled, if you’re ok with it.”

Lev leans down to kiss me again. “This might be your first time, but it’s a first for me, too. I’ve always used a condom before you.”

Chance echoes his best friend. “Same.”

I love the idea that this is something special between us.

“God,” Lev breaks the kiss, keeping his eyes on mine. “You’re so beautiful.”

His hips snap forward, and the smooth, warm skin of his tip presses against my opening.

I feel him inching forward, and for a second, I think this isn’t going to hurt. But I realize how wrong I was when he really starts entering me.

Sharp, tearing pain shoots through me and I tense up, grabbing Lev’s biceps so hard that my knuckles turn white.

“We’re almost there,” Lev whispers. “Breathe, Zara. I promise it’s going to stop hurting in just a second.”

Easy for him to say, since he isn’t the one being split in two by something the size of a twenty-four ounce can of beer.

“You’re doing so well, baby,” Chance says, kissing his way down my neck. His fingers find my nipples, distracting me from the pain that’s radiating from where Lev is pushing all the way inside me.

“That’s it. I’m inside you.” His forehead rests against mine, his hip bones rubbing against mine.

I’m throbbing, but the excitement of a minute ago has been replaced by pain.

“Relax, baby.” Chance coos. “The hardest part is over. Breathe.”

I concentrate on the gentle, rhythmic way he’s massaging my tits, rubbing the tips of my nipples with the pads of his thumbs.

My muscles finally relax, and the pain begins to fade.

“Are you ok, Zee?” Lev asks, and I nod. “Good girl. I’m going to start moving now. Let me know if it hurts. I promise I’ll go slow.”

He stays seated inside me, just moving his hips slowly grinding into me.

I’m relieved when it doesn’t hurt. I feel… nothing.

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